Banon Resorts Manali

sat here in lazy dog writing this and i am a bit ****ed so it might take a while!!amazing place, amazing people and amazing scenery!!all i have to say on the matter really!!leaving tomorrow for shimla and the toy train which will by all accounts be very good!!really hard to leave this place but u have to move on at some point!!gonna definetly be back!!!!<br>

... are woven by local women who have organised themselves into weaving co-operatives and each village has a different weaving style. I bought scarves for gifts and Tulasi bought a shawl from the Bhutti Weaver's Co-operative in Manali town. Nice one. Enough about the shopping. <br><br>We ran into some friends from Kathmandu who had spent the last few weeks making beautiful djembe drums in Rishikesh, one of which they played at the jam session at the World Peace Cafe ...

... as darkness fell around us it was decided that we should break for the night and continue early in the morning. after a rough dinner in this way station of a town we bedded down in one of the few guesthouses for a few hours sleep. all thoughts remained on what lay ahead. 366 km of himalayan mountain roads, and tanglang la, at 5328 m the second highest motorable mountain pass in the world...

... We turned a little known, out-of-the-way restaurant into our Manali HQ, our base camp, where we entertained ourselves with films and episodes of South Park from our friend Sean's MP4 player. Our time wasn't plagued by relentless rain, far from it. When the sun did tease us it still had all the ferocity of the Indian sun we had come to love and hate. One morning, when the weather was in our favour, my friend Ian and I set off early, armed with a fishing ...

... Grandpa the night before and my parents that morning. Andrew made my French toast. He then said that when we got back to the states I could go to Franklin Covey and get myself a new planner. A very nice gift. I have also received cards from Aunt Linda, Grandpa Fuzzy, Nana, and my parents. Thank you all so much, I appreciate it a lot. I went to class on Wednesday and it was cancelled (nice birthday gift!) then I met with Andrew to go to out to ...

... seeing or doing much traveling. I could do some more meditation retreats, but I'm feeling quite content with my daily self-practice, as I just spent a month in meditation in Thailand. I really feel ready to go home, to the US, even if just for a short while. I miss my family and friends and would love to reconnect with them, to spend time with the people I love and care about. So, we'll see how things unfold..

... really pretty, winding our way through the Gorges of Pang (Pain?), watching the sun playing with angles and colorful rocks. Unfortunately, we didn't find a clear water source to camp at that night, so we pulled into a parachute tent about an hour after dark. Actually, I'm pretty proud of ourselves that we have only done that twice now - biked in the dark. It's hard to plan each day to land in a spot where you can sleep. Three was Baralacha La (16,200ft ...

I wanted to do an entry about the volunteer work I do since this is one of the main reasons I chose to come to this part of India. My working day is as follows: Get up at 8ish (or earlier if you want a shower since 12 girls share one bathroom. I would also like to point out that 'shower' here means fill a bucket with water, sometimes cold water, and use another mini pouring bucket to pour it over you. You just stand naked in the ...

... about. Time past slowly, we passed through Chandigarh and finally after midday arrived at Kalka. Changed to the connecting toy train (Himlayan Queen) - a narrow gauge affair, slightly cramped and we set off - slowly winding upwards through the outskirts of the town. A loud southern county english girl and her mexican boyfriend chatted to me - she was rather irritating in that loud, inquisitive public school way, she seemed to take offence that after telling me that ...